Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
दीक्षामंत्रविहीनोऽपि भक्त्या संवत्सरेण तु । फलमर्घेण वै देवि लभते नात्र संशयः
dīkṣāmaṃtravihīno'pi bhaktyā saṃvatsareṇa tu | phalamargheṇa vai devi labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
ข้าแต่เทวี แม้ผู้ไร้ทีกษาและปราศจากมนตร์ หากกระทำด้วยภักติเป็นเวลาหนึ่งปี ย่อมได้ผลด้วยการถวายอรฆยะเป็นแน่ ไม่มีข้อสงสัย
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A humble, non-initiated householder pilgrim offers arghya daily through seasons—summer heat, monsoon clouds, winter mist—yet remains steady in devotion; Devī is addressed as witness.
FAQs
Devotion sustains ritual efficacy; sincere practice can bear fruit even without formal initiation.
The broader context is Prabhāsakṣetra; the verse emphasizes Sūryārghya practice within this māhātmya.
Regular offering of arghya to Sūrya, maintained with devotion for a year.